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submitted 10 months ago by VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The weakest would die and the rest would eat them...

It's what happens with locust swarms, you stop moving you become food.

An average person in the woods? Yeah. Probably won't last too long. But it takes a couple weeks to actually starve.

Then animals eat them, and maybe they get infected. Maybe that goes back to humans eventually?

We still have polio outbreaks, something like this wouldn't just die out in a few months, or even years.

Rare cases would keep popping up, and outbreaks will keep happening.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only carrion animals are going to eat those bodies. Unless they poison a water supply, it'll be fairly limited for it being a hotspot for infection.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

28 day/weeks later had an infected crow drip blood in a guys eyes and infected him...

More animals than you think wouldnt pass up some free meat on the ground.

Birds, oppousms, racoons, wolves/coyotes/dogs, foxes, rodents...

And even more that would scavanege tiny pieces from every kill site.

Mice would honestly be the worse, and most likely.

It's not about them spreading thru attack, just coming into contact with humans.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What about insects, like mosquitoes or spiders?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's really hard for a virus, not so much for a fungus

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah I can see what you mean. Reminiscent of 28 Weeks Later.